History and Music Honors is an innovative social science course in which students learn to connect the political, social, economic, and spiritual climate of Western civilization to the music and art it has produced. This course begins in ancient Greece and travels through each period up to the present. Students will improve academic literacy through primary source analysis, close reading of a college level text, and comparisons of various historical articles. Vetting sources for research and solid study skills will be introduced and practiced. In addition, we will examine artwork and music from every historical period. In the course, skits and presentations are assigned so that students live out historical events. History and Music Honors course celebrates the gift of music from God as an outlet for creative expression and how the aesthetic of art changes as the times change. This course serves as preparation for future AP courses in the social sciences.